Felix and Fingers provides entertainment for various events with dueling-piano shows throughout the United States, and more.

The Pain

After local success in their Chicago headquarters, the founders of Felix and Fingers wanted to expand to more US cities, but they had no financial strategy to reach their lofty goals.

Not only did they lack a financial model to build on, they were not confident that the information was accurate.

The Story

The founders of Felix and Fingers were passionate about their talents and business, and identified a goal of expanding to ten cities in five to eight years. But because they did not have financial backgrounds, they lacked the strategy or financial infrastructure to put a plan in motion. They knew they had a good product, but they did not know how much money they would need, when, or how to get it. They were also concerned that the financial information that had been prepared for them was inconsistent and probably inaccurate.

The Solution

Paro began by standardizing the company's data and using that to build a pro forma financial model, which helped the founders visualize how much money was flowing in and out of the business. This helped them see not only what their business looked like now, but what it could look like down the road, and how much money they would need to open each new office. They were then able to look at scenarios, what cities to go into, how much money they would need to make in each city, etc.

After the help of a Paro expert, they now have a map going forward.

Standardized and streamlined Felix and Fingers' financial data

Created a robust financial model that allowed them to track performance and plan for growth

The model demonstrated how much money they were making, and which revenue streams were most lucrative

The Paro expert who created the model stayed on as part-time CFO to guide the company through growth

Designed a new compensation approach that provided larger margins

Established more upward mobility for team members

Used the new model to plan new offices across the US

The Result

access provided to financials

discrepancies in accounting

increase in margins through compensation restructuring

“We realized we had a great thing going with Felix and Fingers, but we also knew we were musicians and entertainers, not finance wizzes. Paro came in and cleaned up our books, created a financial roadmap, and showed us how our company could grow. With the help of a Paro CFO who still works for us part-time, we know what it will take to achieve our goals for expansion—and the opening of our New Orleans office is a testament to Paro's expertise.”